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1974 Original Cj5 Renegade on 2040-cars

Year:1974 Mileage:22250
Location:

Lebanon, New Jersey, United States

Lebanon, New Jersey, United States


This does not come around often...say once every 40 years.    

This 1974 is completely factory original.   The paint is original as Toledo applied it, graphics, seats, windshield, body, engine....everything.      I spent months cleaning and polishing and detailing every part of this jeep to get back to showroom condition.   

I purchased this vehicle from the original owner in Missouri.   She was a widow of 33 years.    This jeep was her husbands and the couple owned a summer cottage on a lake just outside KC.   He purchased it new in Kansas City in 1974 and took it directly to their summer home.   There he put 22, 250 miles on the jeep until 1981 when after he had put the vehicle in the garage or the evening he had a stroke and shortly died.    The jeep was left in the garage for 33 years by his widow so as to preserve his memory along with all his other trappings.    

He took great care of this vehicle, just getting new tires on the vehicle in 1979 (white walls)   changing the oil, filters and plugs.  He placed vinyl labels indicating the date and mileage on the cowl and filters.   I surmise a rather anal guy who loved his chick magnet ride.  

When I purchased it:

  1.) I changed the brake Master cylinder, wheel cylinders and installed new brake lining and hoses because they were seized from non use and the fluid was like mud.
2.)   Installed a new fuel tank because I could not get the old fuel out.
3.) Sent the carb out to be rebuilt by American Carburetor, Inc  (no replacement parts, NOS original AMC gaskets and original tag with matching date that came with it)  It looks and operates like new.  
4.) Replaced the E-Brake cable because it was very stiff and hard to operate.
5.) Flushed the entire coolant system and installed new hoses.
6.) Replaces the fan belt
7.) Replaced the rubber fuel lines.   
8.) Complete compound, polish inside, under the hood etc.   
9.) Change all lubes in diff, engine, trans, transfer case and lube chassis.  


I have the original WHITCO top and Doors in white.   The top is in new condition because it was not on the vehicle at the time it was placed in the garage   Very clean and super original.   

The spare is the original Goodyear Polyglas Suburbanite.   With original aluminum wheels.   Whitco original spare tire cover was on it when I purchased.   

There are factory dates and part numbers on the frame that are clearly visible, and the stamped frame serial numbers match to VIN.

There is only surface rust staining on the floor.

The seats are original to this vehicle, soft and strong: are beige in color,   only one small 1" seam separation on the drivers seat.

The seat belts are new condition,   one set of the rear seat belts are still in the factory protective black bag the way they came from the factory.   Amazing!

The Engine fires immediately and runs very, very smoothly, with no leaks, clicks, pings.   

All Gauges work, lights, brakes, wipers, horn, turn sigs.   

The factory color is Mellow Yellow matches the tag.      

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Chrysler recalls small number of 2013-2014 cars and trucks over engine debris

Thu, 12 Dec 2013

Chrysler is recalling a small number cars over issues with their 2.4-liter four-cylinder engines. The recall, which affects 522 examples of its 2013 Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200 models, as well as 2014 Jeep Compass and Patriot CUVs has to do with potential debris in the balance shaft bearings.
The abrasive stuff can cause the oil pressure to drop, which could lead to the engine stalling or outright failure. This situation could at best leave drivers stranded and at worst lead to a crash.
Chrysler will begin notifying owners, who will need to report in to have the balance shaft module replaced. All repairs are naturally free of charge. Scroll down for the bulletin from NHTSA.

7 months later, Jeep 'trailer hitch' recall still stalled

Tue, 14 Jan 2014

For the past few years, Chrysler and its CEO, Sergio Marchionne, have gone head-to-head with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and its boss, David Strickland, over the government safety agency's request for Chrysler to recall almost three-million Jeep vehicles due to what NHTSA says is a safety issue that has caused at least 51 deaths. After a three-year investigation and Chrysler's initial refusal to issue a recall because it deemed the vehicles safe and built to the day's federal requirements, last summer, the two parties compromised on a "voluntary campaign" to inspect 1.56 million vehicles, those being the 1992 to 1998 Grand Cherokee and 2002 to 2007 Liberty.
Those vehicles were designed with their gas tanks between the rear axle and the bumper, and NHTSA says that in rear-end collisions, damage to the fuel tank has caused fires responsible for those 51 deaths. The compromise reached last summer was that Chrysler would inspect 1.56 million vehicles and, "if necessary, provide an upgrade to the rear structure of the vehicle." Practically speaking, that meant Chrysler would replace aftermarket trailer hitches, but would take no action if a vehicle had a factory-installed hitch or an aftermarket hitch from Mopar.
A report in The Detroit News says the "voluntary campaign" is just now getting under way, with Chrysler saying last week that the design of the replacement part had been finalized and it was tooling up "to deliver the required volume." Seven months later, still in question is whether NHTSA will crash-test the fix engineered by Chrysler, noteworthy because not only did the vehicles in question pass every safety standard necessary to be cleared for sale at the time, there are still questions (to those of us on the outside) as to how the Jeeps at issue fare among their peers in such incidents. Either way, Chrysler and NHTSA apparently still disagree on the efficacy of the remedy itself: the carmaker says it might help in low-speed crashes but not high-speed collisions, a position the NHTSA is at odds with. All of this means the campaign doesn't yet have an end in sight.

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT gets power increase, minor tweaks for 2015

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As a brand within Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, SRT may have an uncertain future, but it's pumping out some seriously mean machines anyway. The supercharged Hellcat V8 may be gobbling up most of the headlines with its 707 horsepower, but even the Grand Cherokee SRT is getting some small updates for the 2015 model year.
Most importantly for many enthusiasts, the Grand Cherokee SRT is getting a slight power bump. Don't expect the 700+ hp from the Hellcat, but this SUV sees a modest 5-hp and 5-pound-feet of torque improvement to bring output to 475 hp and 470 lb-ft for its 6.4-liter V8 with an eight-speed automatic. The minor change doesn't change the sprint to 60 miles per hour, clocking in at the same 4.8 seconds, or the tow rating at 7,200 pounds. Still, more grunt is never a bad idea.
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